erva-doce
/ɛr.vɐ.do.se/
The verdict
“erva-doce” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - planta (Pimpinella anisum) herbácea da família das umbelíferas utilizada em diversas áreas, como na culinária
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erva-doce |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɛr.vɐ.do.se/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “erva-doce” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for erva-doce is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɛr.vɐ.do.se/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for erva-doce in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is erva-doce, spelled E-R-V-A---D-O-C-E.
Definition
- 1planta (Pimpinella anisum) herbácea da família das umbelíferas utilizada em diversas áreas, como na culinária
- 2planta (Foeliculum vulgare) herbácea da família das umbelíferas utilizada em diversas áreas
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “erva-doce”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-R-V-A---D-O-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɛr.vɐ.do.se/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.